Color Palettes: Thomas Sully (1783 – 1872)
by Matthew Innis |Towards the end of his life, Thomas Sully, “The American Patriarch of Painting,” began recording his process of painting the portrait, in hopes that he could pass down his training to a new generation of artists. His book “Hints to Young Painters and the Process of Portrait-Painting,” took decades to compile, and only reached print after the artist’s passing. The following describes Sully’s palette and process he used for painting the portrait.
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